Last Saturday saw the Bomaderry Tigers take on arch rivals Nowra/Albatross in what was a really hard fought and entertaining game of football. The Tigers started well, but undid all their early work with a couple of costly errors which gifted the opposition 2 late goals and go to the first break leading by 7 points.

Bomaderry dominated the scoring in the second term, as both teams fought hard to win the ball and take control of the game. Unfortunately the Tiger’s missed a number of easy shots on goal which could have blown the game wide open, but still managed to head into the main break leading by 9 points. The third quarter was another tight struggle with Bomaderry narrowly increasing its lead in a fiery quarter that at times threatened to explode.

With the Vikings running downhill in the final term and both sides starting to tire, the stage was set for an exciting finish and whilst Nowra/Albatross kept coming, Bomaderry were able to hold on, eventually winning by 20 points thanks largely to another strong performance by the back six.

Special mentions include Jack Carter’s 1 goal in first grade, the continued improvement shown by Kel Russell, Jeff & Tyson for doubling up and a much improved effort from the forwards who really combined well in conditions less favourable to forwards, particularly after half time.

Unfortunately, Div 2 didn’t fair that well, soundly beaten by another Club with only one grade. With 4 players pulling out in the lead up to the game, the Tigers were always going to struggle, but to their credit, and as has been the case in most games, the boys dug deep and had a red hot dip which is all you can ask.

In his first game, Jeff Winmar showed plenty of promise combining well with brother Adrian to be among the Tigers best. Matt Lawrence presented well to give the Tigers an option at CHF, Tyson Sue battled hard in the midfield picking up a ton of possessions, whilst down back Pearny, Ben Trayling, Damian Spelta and Adrian Hiscox did well to keep the margin from blowing right out. Others worthy of a special mention include Luke Corbett who is progressing well and Liam Richardson who battled hard in his first game for the Club.

This week the Tigers have a split round with Div 2 playing Shellharbour at Jock Brown Oval at 1145 and 1st Grade up against Figtree at Figtree Oval at 1430. Should be two really hard fought games, with 1st Grade looking to cement it’s place in the top four. Awards and the Badge Draw will be held back at the Bridge Tavern again on Saturday Night at 7pm, so please try and get there if you can.

Last but not least, don’t forget the 40th Annual WHOOA Cup next weekend (30th). Always the feature event on the Club’s social calendar, so make sure you organise you partners & friends and get along. 40 years and still going strong. For more information on Club activities (football or social) please contact Tony McCann 0422365408 or Sticks on 0403 29 1231.